demotivated and disappointed

so I done my second 10km run and I am feeling like the title ... will write more later but I dont think I will ever run again in this event

wanna see my run?

now you can ! no you dont have to wake up early and go down to east coast to actually watch the distance i covered : ) that this cool Internet site that actually map my/your run for you

of cos the website name is mapmyrun.com

they help you measure the distance of the run and if you include the timing of the run, it will help you calculate the total calories burn and even the average pace of the run.

Pretty cool and easy to use.


Very motivating too! I actually covered more distance than my training schedule had plan out for me.

I was Caught Cheating

well I missed one of my scheduled run on the 19th Oct due to rain and wanting to season my new shoes a bit before covering 7.5km. felt rather guilty about it but when I read this new balance advertisement

I knew all is forgiven : )

So I got my first pair of Jogging Shoes

The KamSiap (cheapo) Me had never really bought a pair of running shoes before ... I had always used what our dear National Service had provided and all along, I felt that it had served it's function (bear in mind that the intensity of my exercise after NS went down compared to my Sec / Poly Days).

Anyway, after that encounter with my cousin n my old schoolmate & my body parts (ankle n knee) gave me warning signs, I knew it's time to get a pair of proper shoes as I am racking up some serious Kilometers weekly. (serious to me but I know most other runners probably take it as a warm up distance). Getting old already, I don't want to injure myself anymore than I already had.

After doing some research, I narrowed the brand to Asics , they are branded as the runner's shoes. I assume that my feet belong to the flatfeet type (tho I am not entirely convinced that I run like a flat feet) and for that case, there were only a few model that I could choose ... Foundation, Evolution, GT 2130 & Kayano

In the end, I got this : )

The selection process was amusing and I guess it show how indecisive and easily sway type of person I am.

Initially, I wrote Foundation off as I felt that Evo was a better option since it gotten award during the recent trade show. Kayano was one of the shortlisted one as 1) my running buddy uses it n 2) won award too but was the most ex. Then's there the GT 2130 which I didn't do much research on but it won award again and laggi cheaper than Evo n Kayano.

In the end, I decided to go for EVo ... I guess my heart was with Evo all along and went to test try the shoes in the first shop that I went to ... but upon testing it, there something poking my inner heels, which was damn uncomfortable.

The old uncle that was serving me told me to try Foundation instead as Kayano is for those marathon runners and I need more cushion instead (meaning I'm fat) and I gave it a try. At that stage, I didn't even bothered to ask the price of Foundation around QueensTown SC, only checked for the other three.

When I tired it, Foundation felt very good. Nothing was too cramp around my feet and the heels felt comfortable too ... at that moment, I had that "it's the one" feeling.

Happily, I got it and was on my way home ... and so happy, I took out the box to see my new shoes again and too my horror ! I discover that there a rat inside the box ! nahhhhhhhhh just checking if you are still reading or not : )

it's Foundation 7 and the current mode had already reach Foundation 8 ! I gotten a generation older type of shoe ! haiz, felt so cheated! stupid! ... I think I got carried away by that moment ... I guess I can only console myself that hopefully it will function well as I want it to .

so I ran 10 KM

*huh ?? but the pictures look like it's 2007!!! dont worry, this post is 1 year late ... i didn't get to post it last year and finally got to do it before the up coming run ... will archive it in time to come*

It might not be a big deal to some but someone who dread the 2.4km and only done cross country in a half walk / half jog mode ... this is a big deal for me

Took 1 hours 23 mins and 45 secs to finish.

I was a bit late but thought the race haven't started as there are plenty of people still gathering around the start point. But as it got later, something didn't feel right and I went to the start line and realized the race had started! those people waiting around are the females waiting for their race that's starting in half hour time. Yes as blur as someone who haven't really wake up yet.

The run wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Haven't been training that much before the race but surprisingly I managed to keep in the jogging mode thru out the race (tho there were moments when I think walking would be faster than my extremely slow jogging).

There were plenty of people to over take which served as a motivational boost. Saw a lot of people giving up and were just walking instead of jogging. These people are in better shape than me and I don't understand why did they pay for this event but walked instead of jog?

I was also lucky to run beside this uncle who got a pacing watch. His pace and that ticking watch helped me to maintain a steady pace until the 7km - 8km mark that I wasn't able to keep up anymore.


I wasn't sure if my knees could take such pounding for such a long time but weirdly, it was my ankles that felt dislodged. After the 8km mark, I could feel my ankles's bone no in sync with my feet. It's not painful but it definitely doesn't feel right.

Checking the Stand Chart website, I also found it funny that I crossed the finish line with a guy call Victor too ... cos the Victor below is the guy who got me to take part in this run

Overall, it was a great experience finishing something that felt like a tall deal for me. The run left a great feeling and I Will be running again next year : ) either to break my "record" / timing or take on the 21km